All that Drama

I got a surprise in my email box today: an email about the 15th anniversary of my high school theater department, Santa Margarita High School’s Talon Theater. I owed SMHS theater department a lot of who I am today. It’s not to anyone surprise that I am a product of high school drama club. But what you didn’t know is that I didn’t want to get into it in the first place. Remember how we discussed me being self conscious? Imagine being 16, transferring to a white bread OC private school for your junior year from another country, knowing no...
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Super Thursday

The Stork is visiting… …my best friend Joy!! Gotcha. Heh. Joy and her hubby have waited a few years so they could get her family business up and running. Now that the new factory opens, and everything is running smoothly, like clockwork, the Stork makes a delivery! I hopped onto IM. Joy grabbed the other one of our gang, Lily, who is now renting the couch from Joy’s other best friend, and a newly wed, Naam, who also joined in the chat, in New York City. We had a good hour of girl chat about Joy’s pregnancy and Naam’s and...
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Minority Report

My friend Celeste has been trying to get me to attend this workshop a couple of times now. As much as I would love to attend, I have to turn her down. Not until my trip home would I be able to splurge again. But if you’re a man/woman of color and interested in telling YOUR story, here’s the info on the workshop. MY OWN STORY a 10-week Autobiographical Storytelling/Writing/Performing workshop for MEN & WOMEN OF COLOR *Tired of being silenced, exoticized, and misunderstood? *Tired of the lack of representation of stories and experiences of People of Color in mainstream...
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Holy Hallelujah!

2 Saturday night miracles. First. USC edged out Stanford 31-28 in a heart attack of a game. Phew! Second. Gotham Killer Ribs turned out to be a major hit. I’d give it a 4 out of 5 for my first time out with the ribs. The Bone Suckin’ Sauce is truly stuff made in heaven, and what makes the whole experience worthwhile. A couple of things I’d do different with the ribs next time, and I’d probably get a 5 out of 5. First, I’d use a more flavorful beer in brining instead of whatever people left in my fridge...
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